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Stem

Stem usually grows above the ground.

It is the main body of the plant.

It bears branches, leaves and flowers.

It carries food and water to all parts of the plant.

Leaves

Leaves are usually green coloured part of the plant.

They make food for the plant.

Leaves are also called the "Kitchen of the Plant ".

Strange but true
Strange but true
Strange but true
You can find out the age of a tree by counting the number of rings

across a section of the tree trunk.

Flower

Flower is the beautiful part of the plant from which
the seed or fruit develops.

Fruit

Fruit is the fleshy part of a plant.

Fruit grows from flower and contains either one or

many seeds inside it.
Seed

A seed is that part of a plant from which a new plant
sprouts.

Those seeds which are edible are called food grains .
Scientific Terms

Tree : big plant
Stem : main part of a plant above the ground

Herb : very small part
Branches : the part of the tree growing out of stem (trunk)
Photosynthesis : a process of making food by plants using sunlight, water and

carbon dioxide